Ten minutes before air on Aug. 20, 2003, the network’s lawyers demanded that then-The Late Late Show host Craig Kilborn cut a portion of the broadcast touching on the bonkers California recall election — a satire of a speech by then-Gov. Gray Davis, the first political ad from challenger Arnold Schwarzenegger and the campaign of porn actress Mary Carey, all of which included images of the trio. Killborn said he was told by CBS’ legal team that the segment would implicate an FCC rule obligating stations to offer comparable time to political candidates. Complying with the provision would mean having to show pictures of all 135 candidates, which was a no-go for CBS,…
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